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Why are resources limited? Why can't we get everything all the time?
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We can't get everything all the time because resources are finite.
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If your business is not efficient, where will your numbers fall on the Production Possibilities Frontier?
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inside the curved line of the graph
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Opportunity cost relies on a company making a choice that requires some level of what?
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Sacrifice
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If a company can use 100% of its resources to produce 30 tons of timber or 5 head of cattle, which would be its best "Comparative Advantage" choice?
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to use 100% of its resources to produce timber
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The Circular Flow Model includes government. What do households and firms send to the government?
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Tax revenue
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A "complement" is a product consumed with other products. What happens to the Demand Curve for cookies if the price of milk increases?
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The demand for cookies to go with the milk will also decrease.
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When the cost for Factors of Production (inputs) increases, Supply decreases. This means Supply will do what?
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shift to the left
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Market Equilibrium is where the Supply and Demand curves intersect. What is significant about this intersection?
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It's where consumers and producers agree on price and quantity.
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What are businesses within the Producer Surplus area willing to do?
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Produce fewer products at a lower price.
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Which of the following is a belief of economist Adam Smith?
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The "Invisible Hand"
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GDP is composed of four components. Which of the following would be considered a component of GDP?
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a husband buying a card to give his wife for their anniversary
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Which of the following would fall under the category of investment for the GDP in the Circular Flow model?
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Buying land to expand a factory in the future.
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In history, which of the following countries experienced hyper-inflation shortly after World War I?
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Germany
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Assume a nation's Nominal GDP is $20 trillion with an inflation rate of 7%. Find its Real GDP.
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18 Trillion
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The CPI is calculated by comparing the spending levels at the beginning of each year to the end of each year. In this way, the calculation is similar to what?
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Inflation
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Which of the following groups is negatively affected the least by inflation?
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Debtors
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Complete the following sequence of events regarding the Business Cycle: Boom, _________, Trough, Recovery.
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Recession
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Frictional Unemployment is the unemployment resulting from transferring between jobs. Which of the following is an example of Frictional Unemployment?
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not working because you have left your previous job and your new job doesn't begin for 1 month
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The Unemployment Rate is a report card calculated as a percentage. It divides the number of unemployed people by the working labor force. How is the number of unemployed defined?
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those of a working age who are seeking a job, and not working a job at that time
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High costs are associated with high unemployment. What economic phenomena is associated with high unemployment?
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Economic Depression
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In Macroeconomics, we focus on regional, national, and global economies. We also focus on issues which affect entire nations. Which of the following is a subject of Macroeconomics?
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Gross Domestic Product
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The Circular Flow Diagram can be used to illustrate Aggregate Demand. Which of the following provide goods and services to households?
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businesses
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Aggregate Demand is everything produced while Simple Demand is one good. Which statement reflects Aggregate Demand?
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calculating real output
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What would happen to the Aggregate Demand Curve if the Feds raised the interest rates from 4% to 7%?
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AD1 would shift to AD2
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If the real output is at a very high level, which of the following will occur with wages?
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Wages will dramatically rise.
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With What is an increase in the Short-Run Aggregate Supply Curve associated?
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a shift to the right
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According to Keynesianism, as more items are being made and prices are rising, what is happening in the economy?
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Resources are being fully-utilized.
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The Classical School believes the LRAS Curve is very different from the Keynesian LRAS Curve. According to the Classicists, the LRAS Curve is only what?
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vertical
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Which of the following would be seen as an improvement on the quality of capital?
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Research and development has improved.
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What value is usually associated with the term " (Y)"?
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Real Output
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The Long-Run Classical Macroeconomic model has a vertical Long-Run Aggregate Supply Curve. What does this mean?
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Prices can change, but Real Output (Y) will remain the same.
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What type of example is this curve known for?
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Keynesian
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The Marginal Propensity to Consume is how much you spend for every dollar your income increases. How much money is spent if MPC is .8 and you have a $10,000 raise?
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$8,000
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The function of money "Relative Value" provides for standards with objective values. What is the final effect of this action?
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Increases the firm's ability to make economic decisions
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When a baby views a $20 bill, it only sees a green piece of paper. Which of the following does this represent?
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intrinsic value money
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What does the "maturity" of a debt instrument refer to?
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amount of time before the debt must be repaid
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The economic principle of Time Preference states that people prefer to have something today rather than have the same thing tomorrow. What other economic principle can explain this choice?
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opportunity cost
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A very strong relationship exists between the Money Supply and Prices. Which of the following describes this relationship?
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direct
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Which of the following contains Repurchase Agreements (REPO)?
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M3
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Which of the following will happen when there is an increase of M1 in the economy?
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The value of money (the dollar) will erode.
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The US financial system has a simple structure with a central figure at the top. What is the title for this person?
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Chair of the Federal Reserve
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Which of the following are short-term money market debt where the debtor often buys back their bond a day or two later?
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Repurchase Agreements
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Which of the following best describes debt?
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an obligation to pay money back to a firm
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What is the result of a decrease in the Supply of Loanable Funds?
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increase in the interest rate
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What is the term for the percentage of a deposit that must be kept in the bank (and not loaned out)?
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Required Reserve Ratio